Editor in Chief Bill | 24 May 2016 11:19 a.m. PST |
Do you play wargames as a means of matching your skills against an opponent, to test your playing ability? |
Dasher | 24 May 2016 11:22 a.m. PST |
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Joes Shop | 24 May 2016 11:29 a.m. PST |
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DisasterWargamer | 24 May 2016 11:32 a.m. PST |
Enjoy the strategy aspect of it – but that comes in second to the history and the game plaayability |
Don Perrin | 24 May 2016 11:41 a.m. PST |
To an extent, yes. I find the challenge fun, but I lose a lot!! |
Rich Bliss | 24 May 2016 12:16 p.m. PST |
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Dynaman8789 | 24 May 2016 12:27 p.m. PST |
I would not refer to it as testing my playing ability but competition is a big part of the fun for me. Better to lose a close game then slaughter someone who is not very good though. |
Winston Smith | 24 May 2016 12:39 p.m. PST |
To hang out with my friends. |
jpattern2 | 24 May 2016 12:45 p.m. PST |
No, never that competitive. I'd rather lose a fun game than win one that's not as fun. |
DColtman | 24 May 2016 1:04 p.m. PST |
Depends on the game, some games (like DBA) more so than others. |
BelgianRay | 24 May 2016 1:07 p.m. PST |
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John Treadaway | 24 May 2016 1:07 p.m. PST |
Jpattern2 plus a big fat one…. John T |
steamingdave47 | 24 May 2016 1:38 p.m. PST |
No, just to have plenty of laughs with a bumch of friends.. |
RavenscraftCybernetics | 24 May 2016 1:55 p.m. PST |
no and I hold those who in contempt. |
myxemail | 24 May 2016 1:58 p.m. PST |
Depends on the game. If it is a multiplayer game with the gang, then I strive to play competently while having a lot of laughs. If it is a one vs one game, then I will be thriving in a more competitive environment |
dragon6 | 24 May 2016 3:39 p.m. PST |
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rustymusket | 24 May 2016 5:28 p.m. PST |
I did it in the hopes of recreating the history in my head. did not work. |
etotheipi | 24 May 2016 5:56 p.m. PST |
I play as a means of immersing myself within the milieu represented in the scenario. Competition with my opponent is a part of the milieu. |
advocate | 24 May 2016 11:30 p.m. PST |
I occasionally play in a tournament (for the pleasure of half-a-dozen games in a weekend), and I try to have a game or two beforehand to remind myself how to play. Does that count? |
(Phil Dutre) | 24 May 2016 11:55 p.m. PST |
Hell no. A wargame should not be a competitive game. By it's very nature it's a social game. But I understand some people, esp competition players, see it otherwise. |
christot | 25 May 2016 4:41 a.m. PST |
Not really, I tend to play against myself in a way rather than my opponent- meaning my main goal is to make no mistakes, and to recognise when my opponent has, and then capitalise on that. Most games (and real battles) are not won by super clever strategy, but by one side making errors and the other side exploiting those mistakes. |
Weasel | 25 May 2016 8:22 a.m. PST |
Not really. Often, we don't even have assigned sides but play in a sort of cooperative "lets see how this unfolds if the Americans push hard down the road, while the Nazis hold tight on the farm house" manner. Blood bowl we play "for keeps" but then the game is so random that its hard to get riled up over. |
Old Contemptibles | 25 May 2016 9:30 a.m. PST |
Nope. I dislike playing against those who do. They can be insufferable. |
etotheipi | 25 May 2016 9:44 a.m. PST |
Competitive does not necessarily equal [insert expletive of your choice here] head. But the OP is not about being competitive. It is about whether you use wargaming as a (diagnostic) means for self-improvement. Which is also not necessarily equal to being a [insert expletive of your choice here] head. They're not mutually exclusive, either. |